Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunnǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, oblique of *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sunnǭ f

the sun

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *sunnǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sunnǭ	*sunnōniz
vocative	*sunnǭ	*sunnōniz
accusative	*sunnōnų	*sunnōnunz
genitive	*sunnōniz	*sunnōnǫ̂
dative	*sunnōni	*sunnōmaz
instrumental	*sunnōnē	*sunnōmiz

Derived terms

*sunnōniz dagaz

Descendants

Old English: sunne
- Middle English: sonne, sunne, sone, son, sune, sun, zonne, zunne, sunna, sunnæ, synne, soen
  - English: sun
  - Scots: sun
  - Yola: zin
Old Frisian: sunne
- North Frisian: san
- Saterland Frisian: Sunne
- West Frisian: sinne
Old Saxon: sunna
- Middle Low German: sunne
  - Dutch Low Saxon: zunne
  - German Low German: Sünn, Sünne
  - Plautdietsch: Sonn
Old Dutch: sunna
- Middle Dutch: sonne
  - Dutch: zon
    - Afrikaans: son
  - Limburgish: zón
  - West Flemish: zunne
  - Zealandic: zunne
Old High German: sunna
- Middle High German: sunne
  - Alemannic German: Sunnä
    Walser: sunna, sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà
  - Bavarian: Son, suna, sune, sunne
    Cimbrian: sunn, sonde, zunna
    Mòcheno: sunn
  - Central Franconian: Sonn
  - German: Sonne
  - Luxembourgish: Sonn
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Palatine German: Sunn
    Pennsylvania German: Sunn
  - Vilamovian: zunn, zun
  - Yiddish: זון‎ (zun)
Old Norse: sunna
- Icelandic: sunna
- Faroese: sunna
- Norn: sjiner
Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō)
Crimean Gothic: sune